Safety E-Book

Kim Thornton

• Herausgeber: CompanionHouse Books
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Serie: Simple Solutions Series
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

Seitenzahl: 22

Beschreibung

Dog owners have a responsibility to be informed, and keeping their dogs safe requires getting the right information. This Simple Solutions guide, Safety begins with guidance for the new owner about puppy-proofing the home and yard, making it safe for the curious puppy's nose, mouth, and paws! The chapter titled "Common Household Risks" lists the dozens of possible dangers lurking in everyone's homes, from dangling electric wires and socks to stuff that any puppy will retrieve from wastepaper baskets or the kitchen garbage pail. "Dining Dangers" considers the many human foods that can cause toxic reactions in dogs—beyond chocolate, there are shelves of food items that can make dogs very sick. Toxic plants flourish on the inside and outside of many dog owners' homes, and these include some of the most commonly seen house plants and shrubs. Owners must protect their dogs from garden beds, planters, and flowerpots! The final chapter of this book, "Seasonal Safety" is an all-year safety primer, from spring through winter, plus a special section on the holidays, giving owners sensible advice about precautions to take both indoors and out.

Leseprobe

Karla Austin, Director of Operations and Product Development

Nick Clemente, Special Consultant

Barbara Kimmel, Editor in Chief

Kara Smith, Production Supervisor

Heather Malk, Layout Design

Cover and book design concept by Michael V. Capozzi

Copyright © 2008 by I-5 Press™

Illustrations copyright © 2008 by Buck Jones

The dogs in this book are referred to as he and she in alternating chapters.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of I-5 Press™, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Thornton, Kim Campbell.

Safety / by Kim Campbell Thornton ; illustrations by Buck Jones.

p. cm. — (Simple solutions)

ISBN: 978-1-933958-25-5

eISBN: 978-1-620080-75-7

1. Dogs—Safety measures. I. Jones, Buck. II. Title.

SF427.T4926 2008

636.7'0893—dc22

2007030958

I-5 Press™

A Division of I-5 Publishing, LLC™

3 Burroughs

Irvine, CA 92618

Printed and bound in Singapore

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Contents

Safety Begins at Home

Common Household Risks

Other Hazardous Items

Dining Dangers

Plant Precautions

Yard Safety

Seasonal Safety

Safety Begins at Home

It’s said that most accidents occur in the home. That’s true for pets as well. With their innate curiosity, desire to test everything for edibility, and super sense of smell, dogs fall prey to household accidents every day. They snarf up snail bait, gnaw on electrical cords, drink out of the toilet, eat socks and dish towels, and the list goes on.

Some dogs survive these incidents unscathed; others get an upset tummy. But occasionally a dog’s exploratory forays result in much more serious consequences, from expensive emergency surgery to, sadly, death by electrocution, poisoning, or intestinal obstruction. With a little preparation, however, you can keep your dog—and your home and belongings—safe.

Dog proof your home before you bring home that new puppy or shelter adoptee, and you’ll have fewer destructive incidents. It's never too late to start.

Start by getting down on your hands and knees. You want to look at every aspect of your house from a dog’s-eye view. Think like a dog. Don’t the cords underneath the desk look chewable? The cord hanging down from the mini blinds would be awfully fun to grab onto and pull. And if you paw at it enough, that bathroom cabinet door opens right up.